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The Viral Real Estate Ad Featuring World's Most Horrifying Interior Design is an Art Project

A real feast for the senses.

Jess Zimmerman October 13, 2016

The aptly named Giant Rock.

Landers, California

Giant Rock

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

Mühltal, Germany

Castle Frankenstein

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

Toronto, Ontario

Cube House

This unusual structure may be on its way to becoming a cultural landmark in Toronto.

Number 12 Augustinerstraße

Vienna, Austria

Ungarisches Haus (Hungarian House)

The townhouse where the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory started her murderous career.

The Battle Over Where 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' Was Written

Everyone thought the matter was settled. Then a $3 million house hit the market in Brunswick, Maine.

Atlas Obscura September 30, 2016

Sofia, Bulgaria

The Snail House

A flamboyant five-story building in Bulgaria resembles a crawling snail.

New Orleans, Louisiana

Doullut Steamboat Houses

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

6 Dark Places Aleister Crowley Performed His Particular Brand of Magick

A guide to traveling with "the wickedest man in the world."

Molly McBride Jacobson September 22, 2016

Keret House

The world’s narrowest house makes for an awkward, four-foot-wide living space.

Sierksdorf, Germany

Bananenmuseum

A museum dedicated to the silliest fruit.

Futuro House Pensacola

Pensacola Beach, Florida

Pensacola Futuro House

Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.

Akhzivland museum

Nahariya, Israel

Akhzivland

The most peaceful "country" in the Middle East.

Edward Bellamy House

Chicopee, Massachusetts

Edward Bellamy House

The home of a famed utopian science fiction author has been preserved long after his predicted future in the year 2000.

Futuro WeeGee Espoo

A Map of the Last Remaining Flying Saucer Homes

All the 1960s Futuro Houses left in the world.

Meg Neal September 13, 2016

Permanently Closed

Futuro House in Frisco, North Carolina

Frisco, North Carolina

Outer Banks Futuro House

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks. .

Permanently Closed

Tokorozawa, Japan

"Ju-On: The Grudge" House

An infamous house made famous by director Takashi Shimizu.

Small House "Spitzhäuschen" in Bernkastel-Kues

Bernkastel-Kues, Germany

Spitzhäuschen

This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.